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Ducks, particularly in pairs, function as symbols of marital bliss in Chinese art, and it seems likely that this charming pair was once either a wedding gift or part of a dowry.
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Title: One of a Pair of Boxes in the Shape of Ducks
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Date: 18th century
Culture: China
Medium: Wood with mother-of-pearl, ivory, and glass
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Classification: Shell
Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, in memory of Mrs. Nina Houser Peebles, 1956
Accession Number: 56.32.1a, b
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